Table 6. Hires levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 6. Hires levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009p 2008 2009 2009p
Total........................................... 4,717 4,442 4,169 3.4 3.4 3.2
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 4,315 4,011 3,809 3.8 3.7 3.5
Mining and Logging............................ 27 18 18 3.4 2.6 2.5
Construction.................................. 337 296 326 4.6 4.6 5.2
Manufacturing................................. 316 260 279 2.4 2.2 2.4
Durable goods................................ 172 129 130 2.0 1.8 1.8
Nondurable goods............................. 144 131 149 2.9 2.8 3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 1,015 862 887 3.9 3.4 3.5
Wholesale trade.............................. 160 114 145 2.7 2.0 2.6
Retail trade................................. 687 604 549 4.5 4.1 3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 168 144 193 3.3 3.0 4.0
Information................................... 66 54 53 2.2 1.9 1.9
Financial activities.......................... 225 194 153 2.8 2.5 2.0
Finance and insurance........................ 142 97 83 2.4 1.7 1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 83 97 70 3.9 4.8 3.5
Professional and business services............ 752 718 674 4.2 4.3 4.0
Education and health services................. 582 680 597 3.1 3.6 3.1
Educational services......................... 87 123 106 2.9 4.4 3.5
Health care and social assistance............ 495 556 491 3.1 3.4 3.0
Leisure and hospitality....................... 797 748 621 5.9 5.4 4.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 96 99 89 4.8 4.6 4.5
Accommodation and food services............. 701 649 532 6.1 5.6 4.7
Other services................................ 197 182 200 3.6 3.3 3.7
Government..................................... 402 431 359 1.8 2.0 1.6
Federal....................................... 28 33 24 1.0 1.2 .9
State and local............................... 374 398 335 1.9 2.2 1.7
REGION (3)
Northeast..................................... 845 745 829 3.3 3.0 3.4
South......................................... 1,659 1,681 1,474 3.3 3.6 3.1
Midwest....................................... 1,078 1,021 916 3.5 3.4 3.1
West.......................................... 1,135 996 950 3.7 3.4 3.2
1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
2 The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
3 See footnote 7, table 1.
p = preliminary.
Last Modified Date: November 10, 2009
